Lisa Wilson

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Professor of Theatre Department ChairKendall Hall  100-B
918-631-2850
lisa-wilson@utulsa.edu

Lisa Wilson developed and implemented the acting program of study at TU -  Acting training 1st year focus on Stanislavski, Hagen. 2nd year adding Cohen, tactics and game applications. 2nd year beginning Voice – work drawn from Linklater, Rodenburg, Berry and others, Movement work drawn from yoga, Feldenkrais, Laban, Bartenieff, Alexander. Advanced work includes textual work, essence work, applied physical scene work, and archetype study. 3rd year advanced work in Dialects and Styles. Her ongoing personal studies in voice, movement, text and work as a director and actor continue to influence her work as a teacher.

She is taking her one woman show to The Edinburgh Fringe in August of 09.

Education and Degrees Earned

  • MFA in Theatre, Acting Specialist with Vocal Training University of Wisconsin, Madison 1980
  • BFA in Performance, Theatre Memphis State University, 1976
  • 1998 Intensive training at Shakespeare and Company Krausnick
  • 1994 Winter Intensive with Cis Berry,
  • 1986 Columbia Director’s Forum
  • 1992 – present summer conferences VASTA workshops with Rodenburg, Linklater, Colianni, Wade, Gist

Areas of Academic Specialty

  • The Collaborative Process
  • Directing

Areas of Research Focus

  • Continuing my own work as a director. I have special interests in elevated language, and demanding physical styles. I am currently exploring a Summer Shakespeare for Tulsa. As an Actor continued work in the auto genesis performance format – one person show. Continue work in performing difficult texts and iconographic roles. Working on Voice Acting for audio books.

Previous Teaching Experience

  • University of Wisconsin Taught Acting and Voice 1977-1980
  • University of Tulsa 1982 to the present
  • Workshops for The Voice Foundation
  • Workshops for Texas Tech, School of Music, Opera
  • Workshops for Region VI ACTF
  • International Workshop Praetoria Teknitron – Musical Theatre
  • Voice over talent
  • Actor
  • Director
  • Dialect consultant and coach 
     

Previous Relevant Work Experience

  • The Acting Company The Oklahoma Theatre Center

Professional Affiliations

  • Past President The Voice and Speech Trainer’s Association VASTA
  • Past Board Member
  • Member since 1982 VASTA
  • Advisory Board Oklahoma Arts Institute 8 years
  • Advisory Board Theatre Pops
  • Board Member Theatre Tulsa 83-84

Courses Taught at TU

  • Acting (Thea 2333)
  • Advanced Acting Scene Study (Thea 3343)
  • Directing (Thea 4333)
  • Special Topics in Theatre (Thea 4563)
  • Styles of Acting (Thea 4353)
  • The Theatre Experience (Thea 1013)
  • Voice and Movement for the Stage I (Thea 2203)
  • Voice and Movement for the Stage II (Thea 3203)

Awards & Recognition

  • 1994 Elected Kendall Teaching Fellow
  • 1997 Outstanding Teacher University of Tulsa
  • Jingle Feldman Award 2008, Outstanding Individual Artist Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa OK
  • For Les Liaison Dangereuses, What I Did Last Summer, The Waiting Room
  • Directing for Les Liaison Dangereuses
  • Director of What I Did Last Summer
  • Honorary Lifetime member

Publications


  • Acting Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf 07. Stevie in Who’s Sylvia or the Goat -05 Mabel Tidings Pride’s Crossing 04 Acting/Text coach Cripple of Inishmaan, The Importance of Being Earnest, Julius Caesar

  • A one-woman show The Crone Chronicles performed 06 Summerstage

  • Chapter “The Journey Toward Body Voice Mind Integration” in Breath into Action being published in 09

  • Directing Marisol, Drood, Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Dialects Marisol, Drood, The Cripple of Inishmaan